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Thursday, 1 March 2012

Hello March!

Well, the first of March is here and we have not had enough winter to grumble about.

i fiori is getting back to normal - fresh Ontario freesia, ranunculas, parrot tulips and spray roses fill the fridge. There is a rainbow of gerbera daisies in the shop, and I picked up a carload of orchids and primulas yesterday... which seem to be selling rather quickly(!)

I want to thank many of you for your kind words and random hugs this past week after the death of my mom. I look around the store as it is beginning to burst with plants that will do double-duty in your home or outside on your balconies, terrasses and decks, and I think that mom would have loved this shop.

And it is all about the plants this week. I have lovely oxalis (commonly referred to as shamrock plants - a mis-identification, but let's not take ourselves so seriously) in green, burgundy and the bi-colour 'iron cross'. They are happy little houseplants who do very well on patios and balconies when the weather gets warmer. The plant blooms more or less continually - the delicate flowers are pretty and small. Oxalis will get bushy as opposed to trailing.﻿

about the florist / la fiorista

I opened my door on November 11, 2011 in a unique heritage building in the heart of the 'Arts District' in downtown Hamilton, Ontario.
What began as a plan for a workshop and design space has evolved into a very special place to create and to imagine and to celebrate the beauty and the challenges that flowers and plants offer to us every day. I had a vision of a store that I would personally want to visit, to shop in, a place to feel comfortable and to be inspired by.
Flowers should surprise you, delight you and make you feel good. They can speak for you when you can not find the words.
My goal is to have a beautiful environment for this to happen, and to create the designs to exceed your expectations.
And oh, yes, yes - I know that my photo should show me at my happiest - surrounded by flowers or up to my elbows in soil and succulents... but this is a photo of me sharing lunch and wine with my sister Catherine in a little wine bar in Florence. As happy goes, that was pretty tough to top.